Custom shapes and sizes of both EPS and polyethylene foam for floating booms. Fast turn-around and competitive prices.
At Universal Foam, we’re ready to help you build your floating boat dock or party deck.
The marine environment can be challenging, but expanded polystyrene (EPS) floatation blocks have withstood the test of time. Often confused with STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam, EPS is lightweight and extremely buoyant, can be shaped and molded to fit the demand of marine construction and it holds up under year around environmental conditions.
Its design allows water, dirt and sunlight to pass through the surface of your dock. This means your decking dries faster, stays cleaner, and may even have a positive effect on the waterfront environment because of its ability to allow sunlight to pass through the surface of the decking. It has four USB 3.0 ports for all your peripherals such as printer, keyboard and mouse. As well as one USB-C port, speaker output and Ethernet port. To find out more about this dock. Check out my review post – ‘DELL D6000 universal dock review.’ How to connect your laptop to multiple monitors via docking station. Control who can connect to Surface Dock 2 by turning ports on and off. Restrict which host devices can be used with Surface Dock 2. Limit dock access to a single user or configure docks so they can only be accessed by specific users in your team or across the entire company. Secure Surface Dock 2 ports with Surface Enterprise. 3-in-1 Dock, a Microsoft Garage project for Surface Pro 3. This intermediate-level maker project guide will help convert a Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Docking Station into a portrait VESA-mounted dock so you can use your tablet at eye-level next to regular desktop monitors.
EPS Floatation Blocks
The marine environment can be tough: extreme temperatures, constant exposure to salt and water, and a demand for structures which can take a beating. If you’re building a floating dock, expanded polystyrene is an excellent economical choice. It’s waterproof and if it’s punctured or damaged, your dock will continue to function. EPS is also environmentally friendly and its lightweight nature makes transport and assembly simple. EPS floatation blocks are supplied in an infinite number of sizes to accommodate your requirements. Each cubic foot of EPS will float 55-lbs. of weight.
Formex® Encapsulated Floats
Since many public bodies of water now require floatation to be encapsulated, Universal Foam Products also offers a full line of encapsulated dock floats manufactured by Formex® that install quickly and are extremely durable.
32 Different Sizes In-Stock and Ready to Ship
You don’t have to limit yourself to a pre-built configuration. Your dock is as customizable as you want it to be. With 32 different HMWPE encapsulated float sizes in-stock and ready to ship, there’s no limit to building the ultimate floating dock.
When Walsh Construction needed to float a 31,000 lb Coffer Dam Cell out into
the Susquehanna River they contacted Universal Foam Products for the best
floatation material for the project. Universal recommended 4 large blocks
of 1 lb EPS for the job. The structure was lowered onto the EPS blocks with
a crane and was towed to the required location without incident.
the Susquehanna River they contacted Universal Foam Products for the best
floatation material for the project. Universal recommended 4 large blocks
of 1 lb EPS for the job. The structure was lowered onto the EPS blocks with
a crane and was towed to the required location without incident.
Tough Outer Shells, Built to Last
Greeting card shop 4 0 3. Formex® dock floats are built using a rugged molded shell made from high density, high molecular weight polyethylene — a material which is also used for automotive gas tanks and canoes. The high tensile strength shell is resistant to impacts and is impermeable to water. The ultraviolet radiation resistant shell protects the foam core from wave action, animals, marine organisms, solvents and fuels.
Lightweight Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) Core
The inside of the Formex® floats are made from top grade expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam that conforms and thermally fuses to the shell. A pre-molded solid foam block means there is no loose fill and minimizes voids that can fill with water, reducing buoyancy. The foam is encapsulated using a patented process that allows the foam to be inspected before processing, insuring it is of the highest quality.
Installs Quickly and Easily
The floats mount directly to most any type of construction material using lag screws. Patented Quick Connect Strips (time tested feature that allows fast, secure, easy mounting) along the perimeter under the top surface allow attachment along their length or width. Quick Connect Strips (0.3″ thick by 3.875″ wide) are located horizontally along the perimeter under the top surface. Simplicity of design allows great flexibility while maintaining a positive strong attachment.
Reliable and Secure
Formex® dock floats have survived major hurricanes, remaining attached to docks that were decimated by the storms. Their reputation for quality and integrity has brought customers from every state. Formex® dock floats have a 12-Year Limited Warranty and meets U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Regulations. You won’t find a more solid and reliable dock flotation system anywhere!
Sizing Chart
TOP MOUNT FLOATS
Size | Volume | Weight | Buoyancy | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3’x4’x7″ | 7.0ft3 | 23 lbs | 414 | 38.5″ | 47″ | 48″ | 27″ | 35.2″ | 36″ | 7.4″ | 3″ |
2’x4’x12″ | 7.5ft3 | 22 lbs | 446 | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 12″ | 23″ | 24″ | 12″ | 4″ |
3’x4’x12″ | 11.3ft3 | 31 lbs | 674 | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 24″ | 35″ | 36″ | 12″ | 4″ |
4’x4’x12″ | 15.3ft3 | 41 lbs | 914 | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 12″ | 4″ |
6’x4’x12″ | 23.0ft3 | 65 lbs | 1370 | 60″ | 71″ | 72″ | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 12″ | 4″ |
8’x4’x12″ | 30.1ft3 | 75 lbs | 1800 | 84″ | 95″ | 96″ | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 12″ | 4″ |
2’x4’x16″ | 9.7ft3 | 25 lbs | 580 | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 12″ | 23″ | 24″ | 16″ | 4″ |
3’x4’x16″ | 15.2ft3 | 35 lbs | 913 | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 24″ | 35″ | 36″ | 16″ | 4″ |
3’x6’x16″ | 21.64ft3 | 52 lbs | 1350 | 60″ | 71″ | 72″ | 24″ | 35″ | 36″ | 16″ | 4″ |
4’x4’x16″ | 20.0ft3 | 46 lbs | 1202 | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 16″ | 4″ |
6’x4’x16″ | 30.8ft3 | 69 lbs | 1851 | 60″ | 71″ | 72″ | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 16″ | 4″ |
8’x4’x16″ | 40.1ft3 | 91 lbs | 2415 | 84″ | 95″ | 96″ | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 16″ | 4″ |
2’x4’x18″ | 11.2ft3 | 29 lbs | 670 | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 12″ | 23″ | 24″ | 17.7″ | 5.7″ |
3’x4’x18″ | 17.1ft3 | 39 lbs | 1028 | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 24″ | 35″ | 36″ | 17.7″ | 5.7″ |
4’x4’x18″ | 23.0ft3 | 52 lbs | 1383 | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 17.7″ | 5.7″ |
6’x4’x18″ | 34.7ft3 | 75 lbs | 2090 | 60″ | 71″ | 72″ | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 17.7″ | 5.7″ |
8’x4’x18″ | 44.8ft3 | 98 lbs | 2700 | 84″ | 95″ | 96″ | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 17.7″ | 5.7″ |
2’x4’x20″ | 12.4ft3 | 29 lbs | 744 | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 12″ | 23″ | 24″ | 20″ | 12″ |
3’x4’x20″ | 19.1ft3 | 44 lbs | 1154 | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 24″ | 35″ | 36″ | 20″ | 12″ |
4’x4’x20″ | 25.6ft3 | 54 lbs | 1544 | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 20″ | 12″ |
6’x4’x20″ | 38.2ft3 | 80 lbs | 2308 | 60″ | 71″ | 72″ | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 20″ | 12″ |
8’x4’x20″ | 50.0ft3 | 111 lbs | 3013 | 84″ | 95″ | 96″ | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 20″ | 12″ |
2’x4’x24″ | 15.0ft3 | 33 lbs | 903 | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 12″ | 23″ | 24″ | 24″ | 12″ |
3’x4’x24″ | 22.9ft3 | 52 lbs | 1377 | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 24″ | 35″ | 36″ | 24″ | 12″ |
3’x6’x24″ | 33.65ft3 | 70 lbs | 2100 | 60″ | 71″ | 72″ | 24″ | 35″ | 36″ | 24″ | 12″ |
4’x4’x24″ | 30.7ft3 | 65 lbs | 1851 | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 24″ | 12″ |
6’x4’x24″ | 46.5ft3 | 92 lbs | 2810 | 60″ | 71″ | 72″ | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 24″ | 12″ |
8’x4’x24″ | 61.3ft3 | 124 lbs | 3700 | 84″ | 95″ | 96″ | 36″ | 47″ | 48″ | 24″ | 12″ |
Sizing Chart
FLANGE MOUNT FLOATS
Size | Volume | Weight | Buoyancy | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2’x3’x12″ | 5.0ft3 | 13 lbs | 300 | -- | -- | 36″ | -- | -- | 24″ | 12.5″ | -- |
2’x4’x12″” | 6.7ft3 | 19 lbs | 400 | -- | -- | 48″ | -- | -- | 24″ | 12.5″ | -- |
2’x4’x16″ | 8.8ft3 | 24 lbs | 526 | -- | -- | 48″ | -- | -- | 24″ | 16″ | -- |
3’x4’x16″ | 13.8ft3 | 36 lbs | 826 | -- | -- | 47.75″ | -- | -- | 36″ | 16.25″ | -- |
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Important
This article contains technical instructions for IT administrators. If you are a home user, please see How to update your Surface Dock Firmware on the Microsoft Support site. The instructions at the support site are the same as the general installation steps below, but this article has additional information for monitoring, verifying, and deploying the update to multiple devices on a network.
This article explains how to use Microsoft Surface Dock Firmware Update to update firmware on the original Surface Dock 1 and does not apply to Surface Dock 2. When installed on your Surface device, it will update any Surface Dock attached to your Surface device.
This tool supersedes the earlier Microsoft Surface Dock Updater tool, previously available for download as part of Surface Tools for IT. The earlier tool was named Surface_Dock_Updater_vx.xx.xxx.x.msi (where x indicates the version number) and is no longer available for download and should not be used.
Install the Surface Dock Firmware Update
This section describes how to manually install the firmware update.
Note
Microsoft periodically releases new versions of Surface Dock Firmware Update. The MSI file is not self-updating. If you have deployed the MSI to Surface devices and a new version of the firmware is released, you will need to deploy the new version.
![Dock Dock](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ceCCad3kTe8/maxresdefault.jpg)
- Download and install Microsoft Surface Dock Firmware Update.
- The update requires a Surface device running Windows 10, version 1803 or later.
- Installing the MSI file might prompt you to restart Surface. However, restarting is not required to perform the update.
- Disconnect your Surface device from the Surface Dock, wait ~5 seconds, and then reconnect. The Surface Dock Firmware Update will update the dock silently in background. The process can take a few minutes to complete and will continue even if interrupted.
Monitor the Surface Dock Firmware Update
This section is optional and provides an overview of how to monitor installation of the firmware update.
To monitor the update:
- Open Event Viewer, browse to Windows Logs > Application, and then under Actions in the right-hand pane click Filter Current Log, enter SurfaceDockFwUpdate next to Event sources, and then click OK.
- Type the following command at an elevated command prompt:
- Install the update as described in the next section of this article.
- Event 2007 with the following text indicates a successful update: Firmware update finished. hr=0 DriverTelementry EventCode = 2007.
- If the update is not successful, then event ID 2007 will be displayed as an Error event rather than Information. Additionally, the version reported in the Windows Registry will not be current.
- When the update is complete, updated DWORD values will be displayed in the Windows Registry, corresponding to the current version of the tool. See the Versions reference section in this article for details. For example:
- Component10CurrentFwVersion 0x04ac3970 (78395760)
- Component20CurrentFwVersion 0x04915a70 (76634736)
Tip
If you see 'The description for Event ID xxxx from source SurfaceDockFwUpdate cannot be found' in event text, this is expected and can be ignored.
Also see the following sections in this article:
Network deployment
You can use Windows Installer commands (Msiexec.exe) to deploy Surface Dock Firmware Update to multiple devices across your network. When using Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager or other deployment tool, enter the following syntax to ensure the installation is silent:
- Msiexec.exe /i <path to msi file> /quiet /norestartFor example:NoteA log file is not created by default. In order to create a log file, you will need to append '/lv [path]'. For example: Msiexec.exe /i <path to msi file> /lv %windir%logs SurfaceDockFWI.log'For more information, refer to Command line options documentation.
Important
If you want to keep your Surface Dock updated using any other method, refer to Update your Surface Dock for details.
Intune deployment
You can use Intune to distribute Surface Dock Firmware Update to your devices. First you will need to convert the MSI file to the .intunewin format, as described in the following documentation: Intune Standalone - Win32 app management.
Use the following command:
- msiexec /i <path to msi file> /quiet /q
How to verify completion of the firmware update
Surface dock firmware consists of two components:
- Component10: Micro controller unit (MCU) firmware
- Component20: Display port (DP) firmware.
Successful completion of Surface Dock Firmware Update results in new registry key values for these firmware components.
To verify updates:
- Open Regedit and navigate to the following registry path:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindows NTCurrentVersionWUDFServicesSurfaceDockFwUpdateParameters
- Look for the registry keys: Component10CurrentFwVersion and Component20CurrentFwVersion, which refer to the firmware that is currently on the device.
- Verify the new registry key values match the updated registry key values listed in the Versions reference at the end of this document. If the values match, the firmware was updated successfully.
- If unable to verify, review Event logging and Troubleshooting tips in the next section.
Event logging
Table 1. Log files for Surface Dock Firmware Update
Log | Location | Notes |
---|---|---|
Surface Dock Firmware Update log | Path needs to be specified (see note) | Earlier versions of this tool wrote events to Applications and Services LogsMicrosoft Surface Dock Updater. |
Windows Device Install log | %windir%infsetupapi.dev.log | For more information about using Device Install Log, refer to SetupAPI Logging documentation. |
Table 2. Event log IDs for Surface Dock Firmware Update
Events are logged in the Application Event Log. Note: Earlier versions of this tool wrote events to Applications and Services LogsMicrosoft Surface Dock Updater.
Events are logged in the Application Event Log. Note: Earlier versions of this tool wrote events to Applications and Services LogsMicrosoft Surface Dock Updater.
Event ID | Event type |
---|---|
2001 | Dock firmware update has started. |
2002 | Dock firmware update skipped because dock is known to be up to date. |
2003 | Dock firmware update failed to get firmware version. |
2004 | Querying the firmware version. |
2005 | Dock firmware failed to start update. |
2006 | Failed to send offer/payload pairs. |
2007 | Firmware update finished. |
2008 | BEGIN dock telemetry. |
2011 | END dock telemetry. |
Troubleshooting tips
- Completely disconnect power for Surface dock from the AC power to reset the Surface Dock.
- Disconnect all peripherals except for the Surface Dock.
- Uninstall any current Surface Dock Firmware Update and then install the latest version.
- Ensure that the Surface Dock is disconnected, and then allow enough time for the update to complete as monitored via an LED in the Ethernet port of the dock. Wait until the LED stops blinking before you unplug Surface Dock from power.
- Connect the Surface Dock to a different device to see if it is able to update the dock.
Versions reference
Note
The installation file is released with the following naming format: Surface_Dock_FwUpdate_X.XX.XXX_Win10_XXXXX_XX.XXX.XXXXX_X.MSI (ex: Surface_Dock_FwUpdate_1.42.139_Win10_17134_19.084.31680_0.msi) and installs by default to C:Program FilesSurfaceUpdate.
Version 1.53.139.0
Release Date: August 4, 2020
This version of Surface Dock Firmware Update includes bug fixes and support for:
- Updating Surface Dock 1 using Surface Pro X.NoteIf you're running Surface Pro X, download the .ARM64 build. For all other devices, use the AMD64 build.
Version 1.42.139
Release Date: September 18 2019
This version, contained in Surface_Dock_FwUpdate_1.42.139_Win10_17134_19.084.31680_0.MSI, updates firmware in the background.Updated registry key values:
- Component10CurrentFwVersion updated to 4ac3970.
- Component20CurrentFwVersion updated to 4a1d570.
It adds support for Surface Pro 7 and Surface Laptop 3.
Legacy versions
Version 2.23.139.0
Release Date: 10 October 2018
This version of Surface Dock Updater adds support for the following:
- Add support for Surface Pro 6
- Add support for Surface Laptop 2
Version 2.22.139.0
Release Date: 26 July 2018
This version of Surface Dock Updater adds support for the following:
- Increase update reliability
- Add support for Surface Go
Version 2.12.136.0
Dock 1 0 3 – Customize Your Dock Onto Computer
Release Date: 29 January 2018
This version of Surface Dock Updater adds support for the following:
- Update for Surface Dock Main Chipset Firmware
- Update for Surface Dock DisplayPort Firmware
- Improved display stability for external displays when used with Surface Book or Surface Book 2
Additionally, installation of this version of Surface Dock Updater on Surface Book devices includes the following:
Dock 1 0 3 – Customize Your Dock Onto Wheels
- Update for Surface Book Base Firmware
- Added support for Surface Dock firmware updates with improvements targeted to Surface Book devices
Version 2.9.136.0
Release date: November 3, 2017
This version of Surface Dock Updater adds support for the following: Drmare tidal music converter 1 1 0 3.
- Update for Surface Dock DisplayPort Firmware
- Resolves an issue with audio over passive display port adapters
Version 2.1.15.0
Release date: June 19, 2017
This version of Surface Dock Updater adds support for the following:
- Surface Laptop
- Surface Pro
Version 2.1.6.0
Release date: April 7, 2017
This version of Surface Dock Updater adds support for the following:
- Update for Surface Dock DisplayPort firmware
- Requires Windows 10
Version 2.0.22.0
Release date: October 21, 2016
This version of Surface Dock Updater adds support for the following:
- Update for Surface Dock USB firmware
- Improved reliability of Ethernet, audio, and USB ports
![Dock Dock](https://cdnp1.stackassets.com/9770720df705009c540af8ecdc7ab80c3e620566/store/opt/85/65/daa0f3e8ab10b8dec17beed66d41d8ddf296aebe943d9582b1a97220a250/4a8f4e0b2b1cd69518277c8ebd8a12f5e5afa386_main_hero_image.jpg)
Version 1.0.8.0
Release date: April 26, 2016
This version of Surface Dock Updater adds support for the following:
- Update for Surface Dock Main Chipset firmware
- Update for Surface Dock DisplayPort firmware